Metal Jam: An Introspective on "Brittle" Diabetes

A friend in the health business recommended this book. (Thank you, Matthew!) I googled it, and found it was written back in 1985 and fits this description:”A young Englishwoman grapples with a singularly unstable type of diabetes.”Based on those …

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Glucose Meter Accuracy Payer’s Meeting (Sort of) On Nov. 5 in a hotel just outside Washington, DC, about 75 people gathered to discuss the future of the Diabetes Technology Society's (DTS) proposed post-market quality surveillance program for glucose meters.You may remember that DTS Director Dr.......
With support from family and friends I am coping with depression and anxiety This blog talks about issues that may be triggering to some readers This is the story of the last few years of my life - it's about times when I've been unwell, but still felt able to talk about my mental health issues. When I started university in 2011 I began to seek help for a few aspects of my health and well-being that had been bothering me – I found out that I have dyslexia, that I may have ADD, and that I experience anxiety and depression. Searching back through my life during therapy sessions at university helped...
Dexcom G4 Receiver with Share Tech for iPhone – A New Video Review! Our good friend and fellow longtime type 1 and author Joanne Milo is back at the video product review game! This savvy lady, who appropriately writes a blog titled The Savvy Diabetic, has just submitted another great piece to our community review ......
Type 2 Diabetes and the Shame Game The somewhat tenuous division between people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes has always existed, but it's been more in the public eye lately after being discovered by mainstream media (see the November Chicago Tribune article, 'Diabetes' ......
All About Those Diabetes Tattoos… A pair of Michigan insulin pump reps aren't ashamed to show the world they have type 1 diabetes, so much so that they have literally embedded ink on their arms to prove it.Diabetes tattoos are worn with pride by many of us in the D-Community, incl......